A day when the phone doesn’t ring. Not that this is a measure of anything, much, save for the busyness of the friends and family who make up a lifetime of communication and contact. One can argue how many of…
Category: A Day in the Life
Obligatory 9/11 Reflection
Yesterday I went to Philadelphia to play cards and see Ariel and be social on a day when I expected to be overwhelmed and over-tired after reconnecting with the debate circuit (see here for how that went) for another season.…
The Randomness of Money
A couple weeks back, before the storm blew in and failed to knock out the power and the storm of novices came in to reignite the debate season, I came home and found a note under my door saying that…
Calm Before the Storm
There is a bit of a holiday atmosphere in New Brunswick today, though one of those more trepid holidays whose outcome is uncertain. More like the speech to be given by a new and unpredictable leader than the trotting out…
Why I’m Cancelling Netflix
It has nothing to do with the price, although the increase doesn’t hurt for putting things in perspective. I’ve talked about this phenomenon to a few people, but it seems like the kind of thing that’s worth documenting at this…
Time in the Seat’s Not Neat
People ask all the time why kids love video games but generally seem to hate going to school. Why people will spend a lot of time diligently devoting themselves to baseball statistics or the arcane rules of a particular game…
In Defense of the Harry Potter Epilogue
First, a full disclosure. I have seen the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 four (4) times in theaters. I started seeing scenes from the movie in dreams, in waking moments when I would sit idle for…
Insurance = Fraud
I actually bought furniture the other day. New furniture. New furniture other than an office chair. I’ve basically never done this in my life. Emily and I bought a new bed when we lived in Berkeley, mostly at her insistence.…
Bridge to the Fall
Quick update here to observe the passing of the theme here at StoreyTelling as this incarnation of the blog steams toward its fourth anniversary to be achieved in October. I’m going to more or less let this theme speak for…
Duck and Cover Joins Clarion Content! (and #1412)
Recently had the pleasure of meeting Aaron Mandel of Clarion Content, a blog steeped in the same kind of free-thinking lefty slant that I (usually) have and we’ve worked out Duck and Cover‘s first syndication deal. There’s a great deal…